Booster Pack Heroes Bowman Anti-Air Units: How to Get One

Pull a Bowman from your Basic Packs before Wave 6 begins — community guides put his drop rate at roughly 9% — because the flying bat swarms in Waves 6 and 7 cannot be touched by ground melee units like the Squire or Barbarian. That makes the Bowman the key anti-air unit for getting through Chapter 1's airborne waves.

Recruiting Bowman before the bat waves

Prerequisites: a Squire holding your front line from Wave 1, and enough gold income to keep opening packs.

1. Waves 1–4: open Basic Packs fast

   Buy a single Basic Pack the moment you hit 100 Gold and place your Squire in slot 1 at the choke point. Every Basic Pack also grants 1 Gem; bank those for later. If a Barbarian drops (around a 30% chance), place him behind the Squire.

2. Wave 5: switch to the Basic Pack Box

   At Wave 5 the shop unlocks the Basic Pack Box for 270 Gold. Stop buying single 100g packs — the Box saves you 30 Gold per three cards and gives 3 Gems upfront, letting you cycle packs faster while hunting for the Bowman drop.

3. Waves 3–5: keep cycling packs until Bowman drops

   Because Bowman sits in the 9% rarity tier of the Basic Pack pool (60% / 30% / 9% / 1%), aggressive pack cycling in Waves 3 to 5 is how you land him in time. Note you must actually open each pack you buy for the drop to count.

4. Place Bowman and grab his Mastery node

   Place Bowman as soon as he drops, then spend your first Mastery points on Trickshot Trajectory (+1 Ricochet) so his arrows bounce between flying bat clusters instead of hitting one bat at a time.

What success looks like

When the bat swarms hit in Waves 6 and 7, your Bowman should be shooting them down before they reach your tower walls; ricochet arrows clear clusters on their own. Waves 8–10 then bring the flying Chapter 1 boss, which hovers and fires salvos before dive-slaming your wall — a common community tactic is holding your Fireball spell and casting it on the boss's landing zone when it touches down.

FAQ

What are the anti-air units in Booster Pack Heroes?

The Bowman is the early anti-air unit, pulled from Basic Packs at roughly a 9% rate. Later, pack-two units like the Wizard serve a similar ranged role, per player reports.

Can my Squire or Barbarian hit flying bats?

No. Both are ground melee units and cannot target flying units under any circumstances, per the community beginner guides.

What if Bowman doesn't drop in time?

Keep buying the 270g Basic Pack Box rather than singles and cycle as fast as you can — he's a 9% chance per pack, so it's pure RNG. One streamer noted protecting an early Bowman matters more than chasing goblin kills.

Next steps

• The Booster Pack Heroes beginner guide covers gold economy and shop unlocks through the whole early game.
• After clearing Chapter 1, the skill tree guide helps you spend Mastery beyond Trickshot Trajectory.

Check note: drop rates and wave numbers come from the 15-Minute Beginner Survival Guide and the MuMuPlayer beginner guide, both community-written as of 2026-11-08, plus the official Steam page for release facts. Exact drop rates are player estimates, not developer-confirmed values.